Saint Mary's University - School of the Environment

The School of the Environment is the hub for environmental education, research and outreach at Saint Mary’s University. We bring together students and professors from across the university who share a strong interest in the environment, natural resources and sustainability. In the School of the Environment, our researchers and students develop and apply knowledge from many academic disciplines to solve problems related to sustainability of the environment in the face of human development. The School addresses a diverse range of environmental and natural resource challenges by engaging beyond the university in interdisciplinary and community collaboration of researchers, government agencies, local groups, and national organizations. We are keen to engage in outreach, bringing new ideas on environmental education, research, and sustainability to the public and to a range of public and private organizations. The School of the Environment draws on several networks, centres and research units based at Saint Mary’s, including:

Community-Based Environmental Monitoring Network

Community Conservation Research Network

Maritime Provinces Spatial Analysis Research Centre

Intertidal Coastal Sediment Transport Research Unit

Our campus is itself an environmental laboratory, with two research-based green roofs, a major energy conservation project, a campus-wide recycling program, and a three-story living wall in the Atrium building, which is built to LEED Silver Standards, and the Oaks Living Laboratory - a wooded lot on campus now used for outdoor teaching and research opportunities.